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Mateusz Fijalkowski v. M. Wheeler, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 19-1262 · judgment March 9, 2020

Certiorari denied · October 5, 2020
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Whether the Court should revisit its qualified immunity doctrine, which stands in derogation of over three hundred years of Western political theory and contributes to a culture of American law enforcement that tolerates and facilitates police misconduct. Parties The Petitioner is Mateusz Fijalkowski, plaintiff and appellant below. The Respondents are the following officers of the Fairfax County, Virginia Police Department, defendants and appellees below: M. Wheeler, S. Adcock, S. Blakely, R. Bronte-Tinkew, C. Clark, J. Grande, R. Jakowicz, L. Labarca, L. McNaught, W. Mulhern, and M. Zesk. Prior Proceedings Fijalkowski v. Wheeler, No. 1:18-cv-492, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Judgment entered Feb. 2, 2019. Fijalkowski v. Wheeler, No. 19-1262, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Judgment entered March 9, 2020. -i-

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Victor Michael Glasberg
Victor M. Glasberg & Associates

For respondent
Benjamin R. Jacewicz
Office of the County Attorney, Fairfax County, Vir

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 05 2020
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Aug 05 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
  3. Jul 27 2020
    Reply of petitioner Mateusz Fijalkowski filed.
  4. Jul 24 2020
    Brief of respondents M Wheeler, et al. in opposition filed.
  5. Jun 19 2020
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 27, 2020)